Buckingham School, Historical school building in Buckingham, Florida.
Buckingham School is a historic school building located in rural Buckingham, Florida, featuring traditional architectural elements typical of early rural educational institutions. The structure sits at the intersection of Buckingham and Cemetery Roads and displays the design characteristics common to schoolhouses built during that era in the region.
The Buckingham School is a historic schoolhouse at Buckingham and Cemetery Roads in Buckingham, Florida. It is also known as the Twelve Mile Stream, Orange Creek or Orange River School. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on 17 February 1989.
The schoolhouse also carried the names Twelve Mile Stream, Orange Creek and Orange River School, taken from nearby waterways. These alternate names show how the same building was identified by different local communities. It is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, added on 17 February 1989.
The schoolhouse stands at the corner of Buckingham and Cemetery Roads in Buckingham, Florida. The sources record no opening hours, tours or interior access, so plan to view the building from the road.
The schoolhouse is also recorded as Twelve Mile Stream, Orange Creek and Orange River School. It joined the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on 17 February 1989, a detail often missed by passers-by at Buckingham and Cemetery Roads.
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